This field trip is part of the Northeast Natural History Conference. For more information head to the organizer’s website.

Advanced registration is required by March 31

The Vernon Black Gum Swamps are a series of small basin wetlands nestled within a gently rolling upland forest. In the swamps, large, rare, and ancient Nyssa sylvatica (Black Gum or Tupelo) tower above a vibrant green forest floor covered in Sphagnum mosses. This is a natural community that is rare in Vermont, found here at the northern edge of its range. The swamps contain some very old trees, with a few over 400 years old, and several species of plants and animals that are rare in Vermont. This will be a slow and fairly easy hike on well-maintained trails that pass very close to the swamps but do not go into them.

For more information, contact Liz Thompson at lizecolvt@gmail.com.

The field trip is limited to 25 participants.

No fee.